phone ring

Zeva: Hello? Who is this?

Fire: Hi Ms. Zeva. This is Fire, Fire Embertail.

Zeva: Ah, its you. Ace told me about the broadcast you saw.

Fire: Yes, are you able to trace it?

Zeva: I did

Fire: Where did it come from?

Zeva: It's on another planet far away from Mystoria, it seems to be a forest of some kind next to an institution of sorts, the building in the map was an out-of-commissioned radio station sitting in the middle of the woods. The forest is right next to a military-styled explorer group known as the Rescue Academy with a bunch of strong allies, they are also receiving the broadcast and shrugged it as some prank call of sorts. I think they were too busy on typical things you would do as an explorer.

Fire: Right right um, can I ask you something?

Zeva: Yes?

Fire: Have you called Ace yet? I've been trying to call him but he hasn't answered. His wife Ginger is getting worried.

Zeva: Not even a whisper?

Fire: Yes? And what's even strange, my neighbor Felien left his house a week ago!

Zeva: What are you trying to tell me?

Fire: Someone lured him.

Zeva: It could be Lotsamoni, I'm going resc-

Fire: Actually, it could've been him. I directly contacted Ivy because of his suspicions, Ivy said that she was with his husband but they were out shopping somewhere while Ace was in the woods after agreeing to find the Scurrier Gang.

Zeva: Maybe its Dr. Clefarious or-

Fire: Zeva, my neighbor's house was still in for sale. I phoned a telecommunication company and it says that the house phone was used recently as of 2 days ago.

Zeva: That is weird. If I were Lotsamoni or Clefarious, I would approach Ace, give him the talk, and hypnotize him there, rather than using someone's phone to abduct him. I have doubts Ace is going to their tricks and even a phone call from them, unless Felien is hypnotized somehow, however you said that he moved away a week ago. Has he stumbled in contact with Lotsamoni or Clefarious?

Fire: No, he never met them before.

Fire: But what kind of 'mon would have the idea of breaching inside an unoccupied house, just to call someone? It doesn't make any sense. Do you think this has something to do with the broadcast?

Zeva: I really don't believe what the broadcast says, but I agree with you Fire.

Fire: I don't know. The Glaceon with those horrible eyes holding a purple diamond, I couldn't sleep so well after seeing that image, Zeva.

Zeva: The dolls are not real Fire, it's probably some sick mons who just kidnap Ace in some twisted social experiment.

Fire: sigh There has to be clues Zeva, something who ever this tresspasser left behind, some trails or- pause. I'm gonna tell my guildmaster about Ace.

Zeva: Go. I can call my husband to help you if you want. If you find fingerprints, I'm available tomorrow for forensics, I am busy doing some errands for a random explorer today.

Fire: Alright, goodbye

Zeva: See you later

phone end

Fire: That radio station though. Who are using it? Why did they kidnap Ace and Madness? Did they hold hostage in there? It would take them days to transport a Pokemon to another world. But why a radio station?

Fire: ...

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